astonishment — great surprise or wonder
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: great surprise or wonder
Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈstɑːnɪʃmənt/
Korean meaning: 놀라움, 경악, 경이로움
Korean pronunciation: 어**스타**니쉬먼트
Example Sentences
- Much to everyone's astonishment, the class clown got the highest score on the exam.
- She stared at her lottery ticket in astonishment.
- To his astonishment, his pet hamster had learned to open the cage door.
astonishment
NOUN//əˈstɑːnɪʃmənt//
great surprise or wonder
💡 Concept
great surprise or wonder
🎵 Rhyme
Pure astonishment from this magical accomplishment!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/əˈstɑːnɪʃmənt/
🇬🇧 UK/əˈstɒnɪʃmənt/
🌳Etymology
Rootastonish
Suffix--ment
Origin
라틴어 'attonare'에서 유래했는데, 이는 '천둥으로 충격을 주다'라는 의미였습니다. 마치 벼락을 맞은 듯한 충격적인 놀라움을 표현하는 단어입니다.
🎵Rhyme
ishmentishment
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🔗Collocations
to one's astonishment
express astonishment
look of astonishment
gasp in astonishment
complete astonishment
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“Much to everyone's astonishment, the class clown got the highest score on the exam.”
“She stared at her lottery ticket in astonishment.”
😄 Fun example
“To his astonishment, his pet hamster had learned to open the cage door.”
“The magician's trick filled the children with astonishment.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
amazementsurprisewondershockbewilderment
Antonyms
expectationindifferenceboredom
Related
astonishastonishingastonishedastoundamaze
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